Burnout is Not a Badge of Honor

Burnout is Not a Badge of Honor

In high performance professions, especially in healthcare, we are conditioned to push. Longer hours. More responsibility. Higher expectations. Hard work matters. Discipline matters. Commitment matters. But exhaustion is not excellence. Sustainable leadership requires...
Hearts Need Love

Hearts Need Love

I spend my days fixing hearts in the OR, but I’m constantly reminded that the many hearts don’t need surgery, they just need love. Yes, we should take the traditional advice seriously: move more, eat real food, avoid tobacco, manage stress, and know our numbers (blood...